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M. A. WINGET.

GIGAR MACHINE.

No. 332,174. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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CIGAR MACHINE.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARION A. WINGET, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR-TO J. S. WINGET,

OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 332,174, dated December 8, 1835.

Application filed October 20, 1884. Serial No. 146,010.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARION A. WINGET, of Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for making cigars and it consistsin, first, the combination of the base having a roughened bearing-surface secured to it, the slide, and the belt; and, second, the combination of the base, the slide, the apron. and the rollers which are secured to the slide and shape the ends of the fillers, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine which will roll the fillers so as to produce a perfect1y-formed bunch that is ready to be placed in the mold; to roughen the bearing-surface over which the bunch is rolled so as to prevent the belt from slipping, and to roll the ends of the bunch by rollers provided especially for this purpose, so that it will fit the mold.

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section of a machine embodying my invention, taken through one side of the rollers for shaping the ends. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Figs. 3, 4., 5, and 6 show different forms of rollers for shaping the end of the bunch. Fig. 7 is a plan view. Fig. 8 is a perspective of a portion of the machine, showing the rollers in one position in solid lines and in another position in dotted lines.

A represents the base, which will be of any length and width that may be preferred, and which has the bearing-surfaceB secured upon its top at one end. The inner end of this bearing-surface B is beveled away so as to allow the bunch to be compressed as it is being from the belt after it has been sufficiently.

rolled. The top of this bearing-surface is (No model.)

roughened over by having sand-paper glued to its top, or in any way that may be preferred, for the purpose of preventing the belt from slipping as the bunch is moved back and usual manner, and the bunch is not as perfectly rolled. Where the surface B is roughened, the rough surface catches the belt so that it cannot slip, and hence the hunch is rolled every inch of the way.

Secured upon the top of the base A, at opposite edges, are the guiding-rods O, which extend fully or nearly the full length of the base A, and upon which rods 0 the slide moves back and forth. This slide is longer than the bearing-surface B is wide, and it is provided with an eye, E, at the end, so as to catch over and move upon the rod G. Upon the top of this slide is placed the suitable hand-hold, F, or any suitable construction, for the purpose of enabling the operator to move the slide rapidly and freely back and forth to form the bunch. Fastened to opposite ends of the base A is a belt, G,which passes through the slide, as shown, and by means of which the bunch, in connection with the slide, is formed. This belt is longer than the base A, and when the slide is moved to that end of the base beyond the bearing-surface B the belt lies loosely upon the base and the bearing-surface, so as to allow the bunch to be inserted in its fold or loose portion. This belt passes over the guid ing-roller H in the slide, and after the bunch has been inserted in the belt under this roller it serves to roll the bunch upon its top as the slide is moved back and forth. This bunch has to be placed in the loose fold of the belt while the slide is at the end of the base A, beyond the bearing-surface, and then when the slide is pushed forward so as to pass over the top of the bearing-surface B the hunch is compressed upon the inclined'end of the bearing-surface. \Vhen the slide is moved back and forth over the top of the bearing-surface, the bunch is caused to constantly revolve or turn by the action of the belt in passing back and forth through the slide.

In order to shape the ends of thebnnch so that it will fit the mold into which it is .to be placed, a roller, J, is attached to each end of the slide by means of a bearing, L, which can be removed from the slide whenever so desired. These rollers maybe placed at the angle shown in Fig. 8, or at any other that may be preferred, and bear upon the bight in the apron and on the outer sides thereof near the edges. This bearing L and the rollers, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, will be made of different shapes, so as to cause the rollers to conform to the shape which it isv desired to give to the end of the bunch. Asthebunch is being rolled the pressure of the rollers J shape its ends, as shown in Fig. 8. The rollers are thus made to vary, because the molds are of different shapes, and in forming the bunch it is desirable that it should fit the mold for which it is intended. While the belt, slide, and bearingsurface are rolling and forming the bunch the ends of the bunch are being formed by the rollers J and the bearing-surface. Where the top of the bearing-surface is not roughened, the belt slips to such an extent that the work performed is very unsatisfactory.

Where the-surface is roughened,.the belt cannot. slip, and hence no part of the motion of the slide or belt is lost upon the bunch: Where only a cheap cigar is desired, the bunch as it roughened bearing-surface secured to it, the

slide, and the belt, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a suitable bearingsurfaee, a slide which is made to move back and forth thereon and which is provided with a roller, H, the belt, and suitable rollers 0nthe slide for shaping the ends of the bunch while it is being formed, the rollers being made to bear on the bight of the apron, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARION A. WINGET.

Witnesses:

ABRAM SHARP, FRANK S. Bony. 

